Yogesh Avasthi

State govt will begin free distribution of coco peat bags in every district next week.These low-maintenance bags do not require soil to grow plants and can also be stacked Yogesh Avasthi (Ahmedabad Mirror : August 24, 2012) In order to promote the concept of mobile kitchen gardens,the horticulture department of the state government will be distributing coco peat bags along with fertiliser and seeds free of cost next week onwards.Now,people can grow vegetables at home in the coco peat without using soil. A coco peat (coir) bag is made of coconut husk mixed with nutrient solutionwhichbecomesthegrowing medium for plants.It is handy and can be placed on balcony,terrace or any open place in house.One has to pour 14 to 16 litres of water into the coco peat bag through the holes already made on it.If you press the bag and you find it soft,it means you can sow the seeds in it.After adding water,dig with the help of knife or finger,putafewseedsandcoverwiththe samehusk.Waterthecocopeatdaily.Th...

Colleges collected Rs 4.3 cr in six years as fee for cultural events from students, but most of them did not remit it to university as per rule Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Friday, August 24, 2012 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=2&contentid=2012082420120824003351338196c8ee3) This may come as a shocker to many, particularly college students who have been paying their fee regularly. Most of the colleges collect fee for cultural activities every term but do not deposit it with Gujarat University with which they are affiliated. This, when the university has passed a resolution mentioning that half of the amount collected for this purpose should be remitted to it within a month of the beginning of the term. What looks even more baffling is that more than six years after the resolution was passed, no concrete effort was made by its officials to oversee collection of this amount and maintenance of records of this fund. On the face of it, Rs 20 collect...

he final year engineering and management students have been tasked with preparing roadmap for transforming villages; the report to be funded by education dept will be ready by March next year Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Tuesday, August 21, 2012  (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=2&contentid=2012082120120821022720355e2c7bb9f) The students of Gujarat Technological University will prepare a blueprint for transforming rural areas in the state. Gujarat government and GTU have signed a memorandum of understanding under which final year management, engineering and architecture students will prepare a report on the holistic development of villages for which they will get credit and certificates. As many as 340 villages from across the state have been selected for the pilot project, GTU Vice Chancellor Akshai Aggarwal told Mirroron Monday. The students will be ready with their report by March 2013, he said. The project has been launched under the state gov...

he name of the senior official in the accounts department cropped up when vigilance officials were probing allegations of graft against a district judge in Banaskantha; registrar general initiates inquiry Yogesh Avasthi and Hemington James Posted On Saturday, August 18, 2012 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=2&contentid=2012081820120818004300368d2298a8d) Displaying zero tolerance to graft, Gujarat High Court has suspended an assistant registrar following allegations of corruption and disproportionate assets against him. This is the first ever case of a class I officer being suspended on such charges. According to highly placed sources in the high court, Assistant Registrar Jayesh C Patel, who worked in the Nazir ‘A’ (accounts) of the administrative department, was suspend earlier this month. The vigilance department officials were investigating the allegation of corruption against District Judge in Banaskantha K P Vegad when Patel’s name creeped in...

The state tech varsity is launching next month a startup support system in which its students and faculty can incubate their prototypes and find potential takers for them in industry Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Tuesday, August 14, 2012 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/201208142012081423575221b7a523ad/GTU-takes-students%E2%80%99-innovations-under-its-wings-to-hatch-them.html?pageno=1) Fifty teams selected for Student Startup Support System will work on GTU’s Innovation Council centre for up to six months. They will continue to get institutional support like access to lab and mentoring from successful entrepreneurs for a year Buoyed by the industry adopting its students’ projects, Gujarat Technological University has decided to help them further by launching Student Startup Support System (S4) under its initiative for entrepreneurship and innovation. To begin with, the university’s Innovation Council will select 50 teams of innovators from among its students and faculty memb...

Prakash School successfully conducted exams for classes 6 to 8 without presence of a teacher Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Tuesday, August 07, 2012 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2012080720120807011807787d5932322/School%E2%80%99s-experiment-in-honesty-turns-out-to-be-a-huge-success.html?pageno=2) A school that initiated steps to inculcate honesty among its students by conducting exams without supervisors claims to have succeeded in its attempts. Prakash School in Bodakdev had set in motion a novel idea after being inspired by Anna Hazare’s slogan, “If you want to end corruption, it should begin with you.” About 15 days ago, the school conducted term exams for classes 6, 7, 8. Unlike every year when teachers supervise the exams, this year there were no teachers in the class. The teachers took roll call of the students appearing for the examination and after distributing the question papers left the class. They only came back to collect the answer sheets. The purpose of the entire...

A record number of mistakes in text books of the state education board has raised questions over its credibility and quality of education it provides. Running for cover, the govt has decided to distribute CDs with corrections and hold video conferencing with schools, but the damage may have already been done Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Monday, August 06, 2012 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/20120806201208060113329432106a5f1/Galti-ki-paathshaala.html ) About nine lakh students in schools affiliated to state education board have been given text books which are replete with glaring mistakes. The books which were given to the students of classes 6, 7 and 8, carry not only printing errors but also misspellt names of prominent personalities and authors. Embarrassed at the goof-up, the extent of which the state government realised only after receiving scores of letters pointing out mistakes, it has now resorted to a correctional course by distributing new CDs to schools and...

Girish Vaghela dresses well and drives to work on a Royal Enfield.He does not have a cubicle office.Instead,the 27-year-old is a sweeper in Kaligam who takes great pride in his work Yogesh Avasthi  (http://mobilepaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=11&sectid=edid=&edlabel=AMIR&mydateHid=05-08-2012&pubname=Mirror+-+Ahmedabad&edname=&articleid=Ar01100&publabel=MM) (Ahmedabad Mirror : August 05, 2012) Girish Vaghela is a 27-year-old wellbuilt man who loves to drive around the city on his Royal Enfield.His love for jewellery is inspired by Bappi Lahiri as he flaunts gold chains,rings and even has a gold-capped tooth.But these are not the features that make people give him a second look.It is the broom he flourishes that catches everyones attention. Surprised You might be.But not residents of Kaligam who see him carrying out his job meticulously every morning.Whats wrong with sweeping This is a job like any other.Or should I...